Sentences with phrase «last softwood»

Horgan said B.C. workers and their families have paid a terrible price since the last softwood deal.

«The last softwood lumber agreement didn't work for the tens of thousands of people who lost their jobs with the closure of about 100 local mills.

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In November last year, the U.S. Commerce Department slapped Canadian exporters of softwood lumber into the U.S. with permanent duties averaging 20 %.

That's exactly what happened when the administration imposed tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber last year.

The two countries have instead negotiated a series of multi-year agreements specifically on softwood, the last of which expired in 2015.